“Are you certifiable? Well apparently I am!
This old dog just went thru a little bit of don’t ask unless willing to do, and took one of the ever increasing certifications that we are asking our crew to do because the manufacturers are asking the same of our industry.
Yes, DB is cerfifiably a NEDC Sales Leader (and no – that is not No Enterprise Data Center – cloud computing – an actual answer choice), that’s the skill to represent the IBM smarter planet concept of dynamic infrastructure. 
So, ever increasing cert requirements? Yes, in an industry that wasn’t long ago a business of delivering cardboard boxes and hoping you could put them together, the manufacturers are helping the client to cull the ranks by making sure we’re part of the smarter planet.
For my experience, this cert was pretty relevant – it was about how the best of breed elements (storage, server, middleware) go together to really make a difference, to be the best in the technology field and to address issues that really matter in commercial enterprises today.
Ask me about it – I’ll share my smarts and those of our team – we really can give you some great ideas and you really can depend on the fact that we know our stuff – after all we’re certifiable!”
